Nigeria: Japan Emerges Top Asian Investor in Nigeria, African Projects

Contrary to popular belief that China is the dominant Asian's investor across the Africa continent especially Nigeria, a research by global law firm- Linklaters, has said that over two thirds of all Japanese-led deals over the past decade have focused on Nigeria, making the Far East Asian country the biggest Asian investor in Nigeria.

According to the research published on its website last week, Japan now ranks as the most active Asian project finance sponsor in Africa as a whole, spearheading 160 per cent rise by Asian funds in African project finance.

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